Division of Healthcare Quality

Mission Statement

The Mission of the Division of Health Care Quality is to promote, protect and preserve the health and safety of everyone in the Commonwealth across all settings.

• Hospital Request Form for Waiver of Requirements 105 CMR 722 - Dispensing Procedures for Pharmacists 

New England Compounding Center (NECC) Product Recall and Investigation

• Notice to Health Care Providers: FDA Issues Additional Patient Notification on NECC Products - 10/17/2012 
• Materials for Pharmacists and Health Care Providers

Recent Updates

Advisory: Level IV Facility Waiver Application for Administration of Controlled Substances 

A Guide to Nursing Home Care Brochure
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health, working with professional organizations, resident advocates and legislators has developed this brochure. We hope you will keep it handy and use it as a quick reference to important information about nursing home care and regulations.

Brochures are being distributed throughout the month of November to all Nursing Homes.

List of Health Care Facilities licensed or certified by the Division 
Bed counts represent most recent licensing data available at the time of the report. Please note that nursing home bed totals may include beds temporarily out of service, and not the total number of active beds in a facility.

Health Care Quality Topics

• Influenza Vaccination Reporting 2012-2013
  • Acute Care Hospital NHSN training March 13, 2013  file size 2MB
• Bulletins and Memorandums
• Health Care Facilities and Programs
• Circular Letters
• Nursing Home Consumer Info
• Regulations, Amendments and Public Hearings
• Forms and Applications
• Public Information Request
• Primary Stroke Services (PSS) Hospitals

Programs

• Clinical Laboratory Program
• Complaint Unit
• Facility Licensure and Certification
• Healthcare Associated Infections
• Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
• Nurse Aide Registry
• Plan Review

Related Links

• Code Help Plans for Hospitals
• Determination of Need (DoN)
• Drug Control Program
• Emergency Medical Services
• Emergency Contraception Fact Sheets
• Health Professions Licensure
• Infection Prevention & Control Program - Healthcare Associated Infections - Preliminary Report
• Minimum Data Set (MDS)
• Organ Transplant Services
• Outcomes Assessment Information Set (OASIS)
• Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturer Code of Conduct
• Public Health Council
• Reporting to the State
• Report of the Expert Panel on Healthcare-Associated Infections
• Serious Reportable Event

Announcements

• Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) in Massachusetts Acute Care July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2011 (16MB)  file size 16MB file size 16MB
• Advisory - Heat Related Illness Precautions July 7, 2010
• Advisory - Rest Home Drug Waiver Application - Change of Form and Fax Number - May 18, 2010 
• Serious Reportable Events in Massachusetts Acute Care Hospitals in 2009
• Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) in Massachusetts Acute Care Hospitals
• Primary Stroke Services (PSS) Hospitals
• Changes in Ambulance Diversion Policies Effective 1/1/2009
• Substance Abuse Treatment Program Licensure Application
• New Nursing Home Consumer Information Page
• Controlled Substances in Schedule II-V Approved for LTCF Emergency Kits
• NHSN Administrative Set-up Online Training
• 2007 Nursing Home Satisfaction Survey
• Access to Emergency Contraception
• MASS COMM Trial Protocol
• Medical Spa Services
• Amendments
• Hearings

Contact Information

Madeleine Biondolillo, MD
Division of Health Care Quality
99 Chauncy Street
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617-753-8000
Website: www.mass.gov/dph/dhcq

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This information is provided by the Division of Health Care Quality within the Department of Public Health.